In 1996, during the recording sessions for the album that would be called “Black Love”, the Afghan Whigs were
asked to choose a song to cover for a planned tribute album to the late John Lennon. They agreed and chose to
do a version of the song “Woman” from Lennon and Yoko Ono’s 1980 record “Double Fantasy”.

However, when the label heard that the Whigs version had been based on a sample of Phil Spector’s string and
choral arrangement from The Beatles’ “The Long and Winding Road” they referred this matter to the Paul McCartney
camp and permission was flatly denied. The band refused to change it and the entire tribute record was subsequently
shelved for unknown reasons.

At the last minute, band collaborator Derek DiCenzo painstakingly recreated the sample using a mellotron and his
infinite talent.

Until now this version has not been heard before. The reasons for revealing it at this particular time are equally
unclear, but here it is…